Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Shum Wai
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8
TMDB ID: 548370
IMDb ID: nm0795806
Known for: Acting
Born: May 1, 1948
Died: June 9, 2022
Age: 74
Place of birth: Hong Kong, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 2021
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q9303411
Also known as
沈威 • Shen Wai • Wai Shum • Sam Wai • William Oscar Sun • Bill Sun • Shen Wei • Bill Shum Wai
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Assistant Director (1)Screenplay (2)Writer (2)Producer (1)
Biography
Shum Wai (Chinese: 沈威) was born on 1 May 1951 in Hong Kong. He was an actor and writer, known for Long Arm of the Law (1984), Triad Story (1990) and City Warriors (1988). He died on 9 June 2022 in Hong Kong.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Shum Wai.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shum Wai.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shum Wai.
5.0
The Hunted Hunter
Producer
1997 Movie
6.9
Police Story 3: Super Cop
as Drug Lord #1 at Meeting
1992 Movie
7.1
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
as Tiger Lo's Man
1989 Movie
7.3
Dragons Forever
as Jackie's Boss
1988 Movie
7.1
Yes, Madam!
as Henry Tin's Lawyer
1985 Movie
6.0
The Protector
1985 Movie
6.8
Long Arm of the Law
as Tai
1984 Movie
6.4
Casino Raiders
as Uncle Shi
1989 Movie
6.4
Working Class
as Factory Manager Wu
1985 Movie
6.2
Seven Warriors
as King
1989 Movie
6.6
Queen's High
Screenplay
1990 Movie
6.3
A Hearty Response
as Shing
1986 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Shum Wai.
10.0
The File Of Justice
as 白承天 • 1 eps
1992 Series
8.2
State of Divinity
as 平一指 • 9 eps
1996 Series
Time Before Time
20 eps
1997 Series
6.0
War And Remembrance
as 多隆 • 20 eps
1998 Series
9.0
Before Dawn
20 eps
1995 Series
8.0
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
40 eps
1996 Series
5.0
The Criminal Investigator II
30 eps
1996 Series
8.0
The Romantic Swordsman
20 eps
1995 Series
Crossing Boundaries
20 eps
1996 Series
Layout
27 eps
2021 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Shum Wai.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Shum Wai.
武大郎复仇
2017 Movie
Summer Vacation
2002 Movie
2.0
Desperation Verge
2001 Movie
5.0
The Hunted Hunter
1997 Movie
Where's My Gun
as Brother Sing
1996 Movie
5.6
How to Meet the Lucky Stars
1996 Movie
The Gangsters
1996 Movie
8.0
Tough Beauty And The Sloppy Slop
as Mr Wu
1995 Movie
8.0
Tragic Commitment
as Wai
1995 Movie
The Little Drunken Masters
1995 Movie
The Deadly Island
1994 Movie
7.0
Hong Kong Adam's Family
as Lawyer Sum Kung Ching
1994 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Shum Wai.
Layout
27 eps
2021 Series
6.0
War And Remembrance
as 多隆 • 20 eps
1998 Series
Time Before Time
20 eps
1997 Series
5.0
The Criminal Investigator II
30 eps
1996 Series
8.0
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
40 eps
1996 Series
8.2
State of Divinity
as 平一指 • 9 eps
1996 Series
Crossing Boundaries
20 eps
1996 Series
8.0
The Romantic Swordsman
20 eps
1995 Series
9.0
Before Dawn
20 eps
1995 Series
10.0
The File Of Justice
as 白承天 • 1 eps
1992 Series